Positions of Power

Although the members of the Executive Branch of government are on the National Assembly, they also have individual power. The Executive Branch includes the President (currently Nguyen Minh Triet), Vice President (currently Truong My Hoa), Prime Minister (currently Nguyen Tan Dung), Deputy Prime Ministers (currently Nguyen Sinh Hung, Pham Gia Khiem, and Truong Vinh Trong), and a General Secretary. People must be a member of the National Assembly to be a candidate for one of these positions. The President (the head of state) is elected for a five-year term by other members of the National Assembly. He then appoints a Prime Minister. The new Prime Minister, in turn, chooses duputy prime ministers. All of these decisions must be approved by the rest of the National Assembly.

Below: The Prime Minister of Vietnam, Nguyen Tan Dung.